Road Trips
Over the years our editors drove thousands of miles on America's byways seeking out the Best of the Road®. Those notable attractions, shops and places to eat offering something special: friendly smiles, award winning pies, breathtaking views, etc. This is our collection of Rand McNally's best road trips that must be traveled at least once in a lifetime.
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Eerie Ozarks
Last Updated Mar 29, 2013
A mysterious light in the night sky; a Bigfoot-like creature; alligators and dinosaurs; tales of old-time outlaws and hanging judges, of gangsters and madams, of haunted hostelries and museums---these things and more are all a part of this road trip. You’ll start in Joplin, MO, with its mysterious Spook Light, and head south int...
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Outer Banks National Scenic Byway
Last Updated Mar 29, 2012
The 21 maritime communities on the Outer Banks National Scenic Byway evolved in response to barrier islands, capes and shallow sound waters. That village culture is intimately linked to striking natural features and nationally significant historic places along the Byway corridor. The Byway offers grand scenic views of barrier is...
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Alabama's Coastal Connection
Last Updated Mar 26, 2012
Along Alabama’s Coastal Connection National Scenic Byway, even first-time visitors find a connection to the waters, ways and wildlife of the region. Here, they experience the link between the traditions of the Deep South and a more laid back island lifestyle; between the wildlife of thousands of acres of preserved lands and the ...
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Natchez Trace Parkway
Last Updated Mar 21, 2012
The Natchez Trace Parkway is a 444-mile drive through exceptional scenery and 10,000 years of North American history. Used by American Indians, "Kaintucks", settlers, and future presidents, the Old Trace played an important role in American history. Today, visitors can enjoy not only a scenic drive but also hiking, biking, hors...
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Florida Keys Scenic Highway
Last Updated Jan 26, 2012
The Florida Keys Scenic Highway is the stretch of US 1 that travels through some of the nation’s most spectacular tropical scenery from Mile Marker 110, north of Key Largo, to Mile Marker 0 in Key West, the southernmost point in the continental United States. Driving down the highway where the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico m...
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